Daily Pro Wrestling History (05/07): Flair vs. Steamboat at WrestleWar 1989
1914
Kansas City, Missouri:
- Stanislaus Zbyszko defeated Americus (Gus Schoenlein) to win the World Heavyweight Title
1948
Houston, Texas:
- Danny McShain defeated Miguel Guzmán for the Texas Heavyweight Title
1954
Houston, Texas:
- Bull Curry defeated Ray Gunkel to win the NWA Texas Heavyweight Title
1955
San Fransisco, California:
- Lord James Blears and Gene Kiniski defeated Ben and Mike Sharpe for the San Francisco NWA World Tag Team Title
1956
- Larry Chene and Herb Freeman defeated Jack O'Reilly and Kurt Von Poppenheim to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Title
1970
Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
- Jerry Christy defeated Abdullah the Butcher for the Stampede North American Heavyweight Title
Amarillo, Texas:
- Terry Funk defeated Ricky Romero for the NWA Western States Heavyweight Title
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
- AWA Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon & Butcher Vachon beat Verne Gagne & the Crusher
- Blackjack Lanza ddq Wilbur Snyder
- Angelo Poffo beat Jack Pesek
- Billy Red Lyons beat Joe Scarpello
- Edouard Carpentier beat Larry Hennig
- Pepper Gomez beat Lars Anderson
1975
Nashville, Tennessee:
- George Gulas and Jerry Jarrett defeated Don and Ron Wright for the NWA Tennessee Tag Team Titles
- Luke Graham won the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title from Don Kent
Enu, Japan:
- Giant Baba & Samson Kutsuwada defeated WWWF World Champion Bruno Sammartino & Mike George
1976
St. Louis, Missouri:
- Missouri Champion Bob Backlund defeated Lord Alfred Hayes
- Gene Kiniski defeated Wilbur Snyder
- Pat O’Connor and Ray Candy defeated Jim and John Valiant via DQ
- Greg Gagne (sub for Russ Francis) draw Von Raschke
- Blackjack Lanza defeated Lanny Poffo (sub for Randy Poffo)
- Ronnie Etchison and Paul Christy defeated Tank Patton and Gary Fulton
Amarillo, Texas:
- The Super Destroyer defeated The Mighty Canadian (Gene Kiniski) to win the Amarillo NWA International Heavyweight Title
1977
Bayamon, Puerto, Rico:
- José Miguel Perez defeated Hurácan Castillo in a tournament final for the vacant WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Title
New Haven, Connecticut:
- WWWF World Champion Superstar Billy Graham defeated Billy White Wolf (Sheik Adnan El Kassey)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
- AWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel beat Ray Stevens
- Pedro Morales beat Lord Alfred Hayes forfeit
- Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell drew Billy Francis & Bob Backlund
- Billy Robinson beat Blackjack Lanza
- Larry Hennig beat Roger Kirby
1979
Memphis, Tennessee:
- Jerry Bryant beat Bobby Lyons.
- Toru Tanaka beat Jerry Blackwell
- Jimmy Golden beat Tony Charles
- Thunderbolt Patterson pinned The Blue Demon
- Bill Dundee & Robert Fuller beat The Assassins in a loser leaves town vs. title match to win the Southern Tag Team Titles
- Southern Champ The Mongolian Stomper beat Jerry Lawler
Odessa, Texas:
- Blackjack Mulligan won the Amarillo NWA International Heavyweight Title from Dory Funk, Jr
1981
Kansas City, Kansas:
- Rufus R. Jones defeated Bobby Jaggers for the NWA Central States Television Title
1982
- Timothy Flowers and Adrian Street defeated Chris Adams and Ringo Rigsby to win the NWA Americas Tag Team Titles
1984
Fort Worth, Texas:
- NWA World champion Kerry Von Erich beat Terry Gordy
- Killer Khan defeated Kelly Kiniski for the World Class Television Title
Birmingham, Alabama:
- Tommy Gilbert defeated Johnny Rich to win the NWA Southeast United States Junior Heavyweight Title
Montreal, Ontario, Canada:
- Dino Bravo & Rick Martel beat Abdullah the Butcher & Jerry Blackwell
- AWA Champion Jumbo Tsuruta beat Nick Bockwinkel via DQ
- Mad Dog Lefebvre & Frenchie Martin & Rick Valentine beat Raymond Rougeau & Tony Parisi & Gino Brito Sr.
- Leo Burke beat Richard Charland
- King Tonga beat Reggie Rapone
- Armand Rougeau drew Mike Shaw
- Gino Brito Jr. beat Bob Boucher
1985
Louisville, Kentucky:
- Jerry Oske defeated Randy Savage to win the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title
Tampa, Florida:
- Jay Youngblood defeated Jack Hart
- Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Dale Veasey
- Scott McGhee defeated Mike Golden
- Brian Blair fought Rip Rogers to a time-limit draw
- Southern Heavyweight Champion Hector Guerrero defeated Bill Irwin
- Bugsy McGraw defeated the Missing Link
- Wahoo McDaniel & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Jesse Barr & Bill Irwin
- Kerry Von Erich defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
1986
Wheeling, West Virginia:
- Nelson Royal defeated Jim Lancaster
- Sam Houston defeated Al Snow
- Manny Fernandez & Hector Guerrero defeated Baron Von Raschke & Thunderfoot
- Jimmy Valiant defeated Shaska Whatley via disqualification
- Ron Garvin defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
- Nikita Koloff defeated Magnum TA in a Russian chain match
Rhonda, North Carolina:
- The Rock N' Roll Express defeated NWA World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express in a non-title match
1988
Portland, Oregon:
- The Southern Rockers (Steve Doll and Scott Peterson) defeated Avalanche (P.N. News) and Mike Golden to win the NWA Pacific Northwest Tag Team Titles
1989
WCW WrestleWar Music City Showdown: Nashville, Tennessee:
- Ric Flair pinned NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ricky Steamboat to win the title (after the match, Terry Funk attacked Flair after Flair turned down a future title match with him, piledriving him on a ringside table)
- Michael Hayes pinned NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger to win the title
- The Great Muta (with Gary Hart) defeated Doug Gilbert (with Eddie Gilbert)
- Butch Reed defeated Ranger Ross
- Dick Murdoch defeated Bob Orton Jr. (with Gary Hart) in a Bullrope match
- Dynamic Dudes (Shane Douglas and Johnny Ace) defeated Samoan Swat Team (Samu and Fatu) (with Paul E. Dangerously)
- Sting defeated Iron Sheik (with Rip Morgan) to retain the NWA World Television Championship
- The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) (with Paul Ellering) defeated Varsity Club (Mike Rotunda and Steve Williams) (with Kevin Sullivan) by disqualification in a match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship with Nikita Koloff as the special guest referee
- Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner (with Missy Hyatt) defeated Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan and Dan Spivey)to retain the NWA United States Tag Team Championship
1992
Wichita, Kansas:
- Van Hammer pinned JT Southern
- Ron Simmons pinned Cactus Jack
- WCW U.S. Tag Team Champions Greg Valentine & Terry Taylor defeated Tom Zenk & Marcus Alexander Bagwell
- Ricky Steamboat pinned Steve Austin
- Nikita Koloff (substituting for WCW World Champion Sting) & the Great Muta defeated Big Van Vader & WCW U.S. Champion Rick Rude via disqualification
- WCW World Tag Team Champions Rick & Scott Steiner defeated Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton
Barbourville, Kentucky:
- Timothy Well defeated Bobby Blaze
- The Dirty White Boy defeated Kendo the Samurai
- Bruiser Bedlam defeated Tracy Smothers
- SMW Tag Team Champions Brian Lee & Chris Candido defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a no DQ, no time limit match
- Tracy Smothers won a pole battle royal
1999
New Albany, Indiana:
- Nick Dinsmore defeated Rob Conway to win the OVW Heavyweight Title
2000
WCW Slamboree: Kansas City, Missouri:
- Chris Candido (with Tammy Lynn Stych) defeated The Artist (with Paisley) to retain the WCW Cruiserweight Championship
- Terry Funk defeated Norman Smiley and Ralphus Handicap Hardcore match for the WCW Hardcore Championship
- Shawn Stasiak defeated Curt Hennig
- Scott Steiner (with Midajah and Shakira) defeated Captain Rection to retain the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship
- Mike Awesome fought Chris Kanyon to a no contest
- The Total Package defeated Buff Bagwell
- Shane Douglas defeated Ric Flair
- Sting defeated Vampiro
- Hulk Hogan (with Horace Hogan) defeated Billy Kidman (with Torrie Wilson) (Eric Bischoff as special guest referee)
- Jeff Jarrett defeated WCW World Heavyweight Champion David Arquette and Diamond Dallas Page in a triple-tier steel cage match to win the title
2003
Nashville, Tennessee:
- Christopher Daniels defeated Jerry Lynn & Amazing Red in a handicap match to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship
